Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has reiterated the need to invest in women as a pathway to building progress in Nigeria.
Mrs Tinubu said this in a statement on Friday, to commemorate International Women's Day . She said this year's theme:"Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress", is a call to action."Equipping you with education, resources and opportunities to unleash your full potential, supporting your businesses, helping to dismantle economic barriers, and ensuring your voices are heard is a very crucial step," she said.
In many countries, this happened as a result of family traditions, customary law, social norms, religious practices, lack of role models and unequal value placed on women.These programmes included the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme and the Girl Child Education Programme. The latter was initiated to increase enrollment in schools for the girl child.
The World Bank in 2023 approved $500 million for Nigeria to scale up its women's programme. The fund was for the Nigerian government to invest and improve the livelihood of women in Nigeria.
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